Carbon credit projects in Nepal
Registry records list 149 carbon credit projects in Nepal, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 6,743,351 tonnes and retired 2,217,313.
Key figures
Projects
149
Registries
4
Credits issued
6,743,351 t
Credits retired
2,217,313 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 132
- Verra 15
- ART TREES 1
- Cercarbono 1
By category
- Energy Efficiency 84
- Not specified 45
- Renewable Energy 15
- Fuel Switching 2
- Forest 2
- Ghg Management 1
Nepal and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 1
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 0
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 9
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 8
Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.
Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026
Most used methodologies
- GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES 59 projects
- AMS-I-E 12 projects
- AMS-II-G 9 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 8 projects
- VMR0006 4 projects
- AMS-I-D 2 projects
- VM0038 1 project
- AR-ACM0003 1 project
- AMS-III-Z 1 project
- AMS-I-C 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- Medium
- Drought
- High
Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.
Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026
Projects
Largest issuance first.
Improved Cookstoves and Healthy Lives in Nepal - VPA 4
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Nepal
ART TREES · Nepal · Forest
Not yet issued
Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 3: 19959 digesters
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 4: 19970 digesters
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 5: 19842 digesters
Gold Standard · Nepal
Not yet issued
Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA1: 20 000 digesters
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Nepal Biogas Support Program-PoA
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Nepal Biogas Support Program-PoA
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Promoting sustainable use of biomass energy resources in targeted communities
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Promotion of electric cooking alternatives in Nepal
Gold Standard · Nepal
Not yet issued
RIDI Grouped Hydro Solar Power Project in Nepal
Verra · Nepal · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Recycling Solutions in Nepal
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
SMG - Access to Clean Cooking in Himalayas
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
SMG - Access to Clean Cooking in Himalayas VPA 01
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
SMG - Access to Clean Cooking in Himalayas VPA 04
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
SMG - Nepal Cookstove Program in Terai Region of Himalayas
Verra · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Safe drinking water for households institutions and communities
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Smokeless energy efficient cookstoves distribution in Rural-Nepal
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Sustainable Energy Generation through Biodigester systems in Nepal
Gold Standard · Nepal
No issuance recorded
Swacch Hawa Chulho (Cookstove) Project in Nepal by Removall
Gold Standard · Nepal
Not yet issued
Transforming the cookstove market - Benefiting 75000 households with an improved cookstove in Nepal
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
VPA-001 Improved Cookstoves Programme of Activities in Nepal - Terai VPAs
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
VPA-002 Improved Cookstoves Programme of Activities in Nepal - Hill VPAs
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
VPA2: Water and Climate Action Nepal Schools
Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Questions about Nepal
How many carbon credit projects are in Nepal?
149, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Nepal signed Article 6 agreements?
1 bilateral agreement, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Nepal?
GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES (59), AMS-I-E (12), AMS-II-G (9).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026